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2nd grade contraband list
Jupiter is ahead of schedule this year.Yesterday, digging through her school bag, I found some crinkled up paper written in adult handwriting I did not recognize. So out of curiosity, I unfolded it to...
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Latkes and Applesauce
I made latkes tonight. I was going to make some anyway. Then Jupiter's teacher sent home a list over the weekend looking for volunteers to send items for the holiday party on Wednesday. Latkes was...
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Vehicle Talk
I was going to call this C*R Talk, but I believe that name is already taken.With any luck, I will remember this conversation verbatim. Or close to it.Tonight we were driving home from swim class...
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Jupiter's Hair when it Looks Neat
Her hair can look neat. But she hates it when I braid it. It's not stylish enough, I guess. So I fight the hair battle on select occasions. Ironically, I fight it more at night because keeping her...
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Meep!
In the car on the way home, Jupiter and I were discussing "Her Day." She's better at this type of conversation when she's in the backseat and I'm in the front seat, so this is typical. I asked how...
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Life in an extrasensory world
Jupiter is car rocking again.This means that every time she rides in the car, she leans backwards and forwards, banging her back end against the back seat of the car. Over. and Over. and Over....
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If I won the lottery tonight....
Tomorrow I would be on a plane, traveling to a sunny deserted beach with palm trees, and in all probability sleeping while lying in the sun. Also in all probability; getting a horrible sunburn.
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MaineCat
I am so very grateful that I can request items from an entire network of libaries in Maine, and not just my town library or the library where I have my card. I am also grateful for online card...
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Je suis francophile
So for all these years, one of my favorite parts about traveling to Quebec has always been just hanging out in the hotel room and watching French language TV (and the one memborable time I was watching...
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The Blue Board
All household members have successfully punched through the blue level martial arts practice board. Even me.
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Other uses for mylar balloons (the only kind allowed in my house)
1. Tie a jingle ball on the bottom of the balloon string and the cat will chase it. And chase it. And chase it. (Jupiter's iniative).2. Target for high snap kicks. If you happen to be a bendy 8...
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Vegan Lent
I did a Vegan Lent last year and decided to do it again this year. The hardest part for me is giving up goat cheese (okay, any cheese) and ice cream for the duration. But this year I've been eating...
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Guess Who??
No, Maine has NOT fallen off the face of the Earth. Not that one could tell from my prolific blog posts or anything. We are, in fact, still here. And even with three extra days off this week, and...
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New Picture Story
So this picture is not actually in MAINE: so it's a little inconsistent given the title of the blog. (Jupiter is not the only one becoming more literal. I suspect it is contagious). But I took the...
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Active Kitchen
I love when my kitchen is actively cooking but I am not actively in it.The yogurt machine is incubating.Dried chickpeas are boiling away on the stove so I can freeze them to use for recipes. I read...
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Calendars
I cleaned my desk at work today.Typically I'm so busy working as fast as humanly possible, I don't notice everything on my desk. This is a relatively slow week; so I cleared the drawers and desk top...
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AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jupiter wants to know what this means.I've been telling her for the last 20 minutes; at least.Obviously it's not working.
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Jupiter's Ride a Thon Link
http://www.razoo.com/story/2012-Ride-A-Thon-1?referral_code=share#.T72FUlhOFwQ.facebook
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Suprise Wild Strawberries
The volunteer wild strawberries in my garden have borne fruit. As I recall, last year I was picking wild strawberries the third week of June, so they are a bit early. Which is good, since they have...
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The License Plate Game
My sisters and brother and I grew up playing the "License Plate Game" during the summer. Summer in Maine (not calendar summer) runs between Memorial Day and Labor Day. During this time frame; we...
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